Sexual abuse of children. Current concepts.
Acts of pedophilia, rape, and incest are uncomfortable subjects that are underdiagnosed and underreported. Effective management involves a multidisciplinary approach that is difficult to achieve without a special program for sexually abused children. These children deserve all the time, skill, and research that are applied to any other serious and common medical problem. They are now beginning to get this attention.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000209:etiology; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011902:Rape; D012742:Sex Offenses